World Wide Kids 4-H Club's international dinner is Tuesday at Ionia High School

Friday

Aug 2, 2013 at 6:14 PM

Come enjoy cuisine from Thailand, India, the Middle East, China, Italy, Mexico, Ethiopia, Korea, the United States and more, and help the kids fight hunger and poverty.

The World Wide Kids 4-H Club is hosting its sixth annual international dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Ionia High School cafeteria. Last year the event raised $1,500 to fight hunger and poverty. This year club members hope to raise $2,000.

The dinner features food from Thailand, India, the Middle East, China, Italy, Mexico, Ethiopia, Korea, the United States and more. The cost is a donation.

Proceeds of the dinner support international and local programs aimed at addressing hunger and poverty, including Heifer International, Starfysh, Zion Community Food Pantry and Ionia County Commission on Aging. The club also sponsors an orphan in Nyaka, Uganda, with the dinner's proceeds.

Cooking and eating food from different countries is a great way for families to learn about other people and their cultures. There are some delicious and pretty easy recipes to try at www.internationalfood4u.com from countries ranging from Algeria to Vietnam and everything in between.

Another fun resource is the "Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture" page on the website of the American Museum of Natural History. The exhibition "explores the complex and intricate food system that brings what we eat from farm to fork." The webpage includes lots of information to learn more about growing, transporting, cooking, eating, tasting, celebrating and the future of food. Find it at www.amnh.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/our-global-kitchen-food-nature-culture.